Science Trivia Questions 11-20

Easy Questions

What is the length of the Athabasca River? Hint: 1 230, 3 185, 4 240, or 5 970 km?

Which of the following insects do NOT occur in the Athabasca area: a) cicadas, b) praying mantids, c) katydids, or d) deer flies?

How many towns are in the Athabasca River Basin? Hint: 10, 12, 15, or 20?

How many pulp mills are in the Athabasca River Basin? Hint: 0, 1, 5, or 10?

Which of the following animals, which are all native to the Athabasca area, is NOT an insect: a) lacewing, b) wolf spider, c) forest tent caterpillar, or d) water strider?

Which of the following animals, which are all native Alberta, is NOT an insect: a) aphid, b) giant water bug, c) mayfly, or d) scorpion?

Which of the following insects of the Athabasca River Basin do NOT have an aquatic larval stage: a) bees, b) black flies, c) dragonflies or d) mayflies?

Which of the following insects of the Athabasca River basin have only two wings and so are true flies: a) caddisflies, b) damselflies, c) mayflies, or d) mosquitoes?

How many kinds of birds occur in the greater Athabasca area? Hint: 50, 100, 200, or 300?

The answer is about 200 or, more specifically, "up to 221 species". This answer can be found in our brochure on birds which is on this website. You can also see what birds have been spotted during the Athabasca Christmas Bird Counts.

Which of the following insects of the Athabasca River Basin does NOT have a pupal stage in its life cycle: a) beetle, b) grasshopper, c) moth, or d) wasp?

Science Outreach Athabasca - September 26, 2012

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